Critical thinking teaches students that knowledge is fluid and builds upon itself
*"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." - Socrates, Greek Philospher
(469-399 BCE)
National Standards for Thinking Skills
STANDARD: Distinction making:Learns to make distinctions by identifying what is and is not included in an idea. STANDARD: Organizing systems:Learns to think in systems by organizing parts and wholes. STANDARD: Recognizing relationships:Learns to think about interrelationships between and among things. STANDARD: Takes Perspectives: Learns to take different points-of-view and see new perspectives.
STANDARD: Integration of Patterns of Thinking: Creates, understands, and changes concepts by integrating the Patterns of Thinking(by combining the traits listed above).
STANDARD: Application of Patterns of Thinking:Differentiates between content and structural context when constructing the meaning of any idea.
Technology Tools that facilitate critical thinking skills Gapminder data visualization. shows movement of data over time iCue learning environment built on NBC news archives Newsmap visual representation of news events Google News Timeline chronological representation of news events as they are posted to the web WeSeed virtual stock market game Scratch a programming tool for students. teaches logic, reasoning, problem solving
Excel -> create visual representations of data, logic (if/then) statements Google SketchUp -> 3D modeling tool. integrates with Google Earth and Google Maps ProCon.org examining the pros and cons of controversial issues
Resources (online worksheets, pdfs, online materials) Lesson Plan Redesign Format TeAchnology free critical thinking worksheets
Procon.orgProCon.org is anonprofit public charity that aims to promote critical thinking, education, and an informed citizenry by presenting controversial issues in a nonpartisan pro-con format.
Newsmap This site reflects the news headlines from the Google news aggregator by country.
Bubbl.us Brainstorming tool to use. No username or password required - Bonus!
Critical thinking teaches students that knowledge is fluid and builds upon itself
*"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- Socrates, Greek Philospher
(469-399 BCE)
National Standards for Thinking Skills
STANDARD: Distinction making: Learns to make distinctions by identifying what is and is not included in an idea.
STANDARD: Organizing systems: Learns to think in systems by organizing parts and wholes.
STANDARD: Recognizing relationships: Learns to think about interrelationships between and among things.
STANDARD: Takes Perspectives: Learns to take different points-of-view and see new perspectives.
STANDARD: Integration of Patterns of Thinking: Creates, understands, and changes concepts by integrating the Patterns of Thinking (by combining the traits listed above).
STANDARD: Application of Patterns of Thinking: Differentiates between content and structural context when constructing the meaning of any idea.
Catalina Foothills Video about http://www.cfsd16.org/schools/videos/CriticalThinking.html
Take the Critical Thinking QUIZ
Evaluating Information
Rwww.whois.com use this site to determine the owner of the website domain
Websites to Validate Information
Google Search using various country codes (example: tr: economy would return results for economy from the country of Turkey)
Google Reader
Technology Tools that facilitate critical thinking skills
Gapminder data visualization. shows movement of data over time
iCue learning environment built on NBC news archives
Newsmap visual representation of news events
Google News Timeline chronological representation of news events as they are posted to the web
WeSeed virtual stock market game
Scratch a programming tool for students. teaches logic, reasoning, problem solving
Excel -> create visual representations of data, logic (if/then) statements
Google SketchUp -> 3D modeling tool. integrates with Google Earth and Google Maps
ProCon.org examining the pros and cons of controversial issues
Resources (online worksheets, pdfs, online materials)
Lesson Plan Redesign Format
TeAchnology free critical thinking worksheets
Procon.org ProCon.org is anonprofit public charity that aims to promote critical thinking, education, and an informed citizenry by presenting controversial issues in a nonpartisan pro-con format.
Newsmap This site reflects the news headlines from the Google news aggregator by country.
Bubbl.us Brainstorming tool to use. No username or password required - Bonus!
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